"Mortal Kombat
Conquest," is a one-hour, syndicated weekly live-action series based on
the highly successful "Mortal Kombat" video game and movie franchise.
It has been declared a stable go for fall 1998 with more than 90% clearance.
This info was announced by Scott Carlin, Executive Vice President, Warner
Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, and Robert Friedman, President,
New Line Television. The series will be executive produced by Larry Kasanoff,
producer of both MK feature films and other media related to the property.

"Mortal Kombat
Conquest" is a joint venture between New Line Television (which will produce
the series with Kasanoff and his Threshold Entertainment) and Warner Bros.
Domestic Television Distribution (which will market and distribute the
series).

The series
has been reserved on weekend timeslots on 90 stations (including all 40
of the top 40 markets) and on The WB Television Network's The WeB (a unique
network within a network launching in fall 1998 which is comprised of 111
cable affiliates covering markets 100+). All in all, the series has been
cleared in more than 90% of the country. Stations in top 10 markets clearing
the series are: WCBS-TV (New York), KCAL-TV (Los Angeles), WCIU-TV (Chicago),
WPSG-TV (Philadelphia), KOFY-TV (San Francisco), WABU-TV (Boston), WDCA-TV
(Washington, DC), KTXA-TV (Dallas), WDWB-TV (Detroit) and WATL-TV (Atlanta).

"This series
is based on one of the most successful and recognizable franchises in the
world and we’re convinced that with 'Mortal Kombat Conquest' we have a
hit in the making," said Carlin. "Stations are recognizing the potential
of a series that will be produced with the same quality and incredible
special effects as its hugely popular preceding feature films."

"We believe
'Mortal Kombat Conquest' represents the best in action adventure programming,"
said Friedman. "The box office success of the feature films is a testament
to the enormous popularity of this franchise and we are confident that
millions of 'Mortal Kombat' fans will embrace the television series when
it premieres this fall."

"I've always
believed the future of 'Mortal Kombat' lies in television," said Kasanoff.
"We are thrilled to bring the property to such a powerful medium with our
partners Warner Bros. and New Line."

The "Mortal
Kombat" series will follow the journys of Kung Lao and his companions as
they defend Earth against the forces of Outworld in Mortal Kombat--a tournament
based on honor and tradition. The series will feature exciting martial
arts sequences and special effects.

"Mortal Kombat
Conquest" will be filmed at the Disney/MGM Studios in Orlando as well as
at Splendid China, a unique Central Florida attraction which features detailed
replicas of China’s historic landmarks.

Threshold
Entertainment has produced all of the media related to the "Mortal Kombat'
franchise, which has grossed more than $4 billion worldwide as of today.
Two feature films have been produced -- "Mortal Kombat," which grossed
more than $70 million worldwide, and "Mortal Kombat Annihilation," which
debuted as the number-one movie its opening weekend (November 21, 1997).
In addition to being the best-selling video game in history, "Mortal Kombat"
has been translated by Threshold into a top-rated animated series, a platinum-selling
CD, a sold-out, live-event tour, a successful toy line, and a number-one
animated home video.

Threshold
Entertainment is an intellectual property management company specializing
in digital media. The company develops, manages, produces and publishes
intellectual properties in all media, retaining ownership of the digital
assets and media. Threshold is currently in post-production on the feature
film "Beowulf," which is set for domestic release by Dimension Films later
this year. Based on the Norse legend and starring Christopher Lambert,
"Beowulf" is set in a timeless world of supernatural evil and inexplicable
danger fueled by relentless action and breakthrough special effects. In
addition to numerous other film and television projects in development,
Threshold recently launched Threshold Digital Research Labs, a cutting-edge,
worldwide online digital production studio, which produces digital assets
for media related to Threshold projects.

New Line Television
was launched in 1991 by Robert Friedman. A division of New Line Cinema,
New Line Television is responsible for the distribution of New Line Cinema
films to television, cable and pay-per-view markets; the production and
distribution of original television programming; and the licensing and
merchandising for all New Line properties. The company completed its merger
with Turner Broadcasting Systems in 1994, and is now a Time Warner company.

Warner Bros.
Domestic Television Distribution is one of the industry's leading distributors
of first-run and off-network programming in the domestic television marketplace
as well as the industry's largest syndicator in terms of barter units inventory.

General addmission
to view the filming of the shows will be permitted, as well as picture
taking. Visit Splendid China's website
for details on admission price and directions if you are interested in
attending a taping, which will begin next month.

Handling of
all of the exterior shots for the show will be done inside the park itself,
and the interior shots will be filmed at Disney's MGM Sound Studios. No
filming will be done in New Zealand, contrary to a previous report.

The filming
of Mortal Kombat Conquest began on July 6, 1998. This according to Scott
Shaw, Vice President of CTS Investments USA, and Wayne Morris who is producing
the series.

Mortal Kombat
Conquest casting took place on Sunday, June 28, 10 AM to 3 PM. at Splendid
China, which is located at 3000 Splendid China Blvd, Kissimmee, Fl. (On
Hwy 192 west of Disney).

All ethnic
groups, both sexes, ages 12 to 45 were welcome for the casting call. You
could bring one photo of yourself (which will not be returned) to give
to Ellen Jacoby, who is in charge of casting.

Recently, The
new MK show underwent a name change, going from Mortal Kombat Krusades
to Mortal Kombat Conquest, with a "C" and not a "K".

Even with the
show's recent name change, Mortal Kombat Conquest is still on schedule
and should be airing sometime in the next 3 weeks on WB affiliates such
as UPN.